Hyderabad: In a tragic incident, six people drowned in the Godavari River in Telangana on Friday.
The incident took place during the VIP Pushkar Ghat in Pochampahad in Nizamabad district.
Police said rescue workers pulled out five bodies while the sixth was being investigated.
The incident occurred when members of three families from different parts of Nizamabad district went to the river for worship and holy bath.
According to eyewitnesses, two minors walked into the water and while drowning, some of their family members also jumped in to rescue them.
Locals rescued a boy from drowning while the remaining six met a watery grave. The deceased were identified as B. Srinivas (40), his sons Sreekar (14) and Siddharth (16), Raju (24) and Yogesh (16). Another teenage Suresh was wanted.
Dedicated in large numbers drum every Friday for religious rituals and for bathing holy.
Source: The Siasat Daily